1st Violet - Sit Spot #803 - April 10, 2021

 

English Violet or Sweet Blue Violet

1st violet of the season here

April 10, 2021 4:30 p.m.
Sit 803 : Brush Pile W : Hazy clouds
+21° (+22°) E 17-26 kph 53% humidity

Flicker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Blue Jays,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

(Traffic noises),

Unidentified bird chirps,

Flys buzzing,

Blackbirds calling,

Mourning Doves,

Mourning Cloak butterfly,

Extras:

6:05 a.m. -

Spring Peepers calling,

American Toads trilling,

Mourning Doves cooing,

Cardinals singing,

Robins chirping,

Song Sparrows singing,

Along the trails - 3:50 p.m. -

Crows,

American Toads trilling,

Chickadees "fee bee" calls 

Robins,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Towhees calling,

Carolina Wren singing,

Mallard flying over,

Flowers seen blooming -

Three-flowered Avens blooming,

Hairy Bittercress,

Bloodroots,

Common Chickweed,

Daffodils,

Red Seeded Dandelion,

Purple Dead Nettle,

Elm Tree

Forsythia Shrub

American Hazel Shrub,

Hyacinth of season,

1st Manitoba Maple Tree blooms of season,

Silver Maple Tree,

Periwinkle,

Scilla,

Snowdrops,

Slender Speedwell,

Spring Beauties,

1st English Violet (Sweet Blue)

Pussy Willows,

Willow species,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Redwinged Blackbird

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

White-breasted Nuthatches,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrels,

Red Squirrel.

After sunset -

Many Spring Peepers calling,

American Toads trilling,

Many Woodcock beeps,

Robins chirping,

Ran 10 k this morning.

Worked on flower records in p.m.

Photo Site #4 - North Ridge Trail

Snake - Sit Spot #802 - April 9, 2021

Hard to tell the size in the photo

but this was one of the largest

Garter Snakes

I have ever seen;

close to 1 metre in length.

April 9, 2021 9:25 a.m.

Sit 802  : Brush Pile W : Cloudy 

+13° (+12°) se 11-17 kph 82% humidity 

Towhee,

Flicker,

Crows,

(Train),

Woodpecker drumming,

Song Sparrow,

Cardinal,

Goldfinches,

Mallards overhead,

American Toads,

(Prop Plane),

(Traffic noises),

Robins,

Extras:

6:50 a.m. -

Robins,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Rooster,

American Toads,

Mourning Doves,

Along the trails -

Rooster,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Chickadees,

Goldfinches,

2 Mallards in east pond,

Crows,

Blue Jays,

3 Rabbits,

Song Sparrows,

Cardinals,

Towhee,

Flicker,

Small brown/Beige Moths,

American Toads,

Bluebirds,

Large Garter Snake,

Flowers seen blooming -

1at Three-flowered Avens blooming,

Hairy Bittercress,

Bloodroots,

First Common Chickweed of the season,

Daffodils,

Red Seeded Dandelion,

Purple Dead Nettle,

1st Forsythia Shrub of season,

American Hazel Shrub,

1st Hyacinth of season,

Silver Maple Tree,

Periwinkle,

Scilla,

Snowdrops,

1st Slender Speedwell at Bethel Church,

Spring Beauties,

Pussy Willows,

Willow species,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Redwinged Blackbird

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

White-breasted Nuthatches,

American Robins,

Song Sparrow,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrels,

Ladybug in house.

Cleaned Lilly-of-the-Valley bed

   and the bed next to it.

Worked on taking out saplings

  from the paddock south and east

  of the barn.

Photo Site #6 - Close-up of East Willow

Lily-of-the-Valley, Garden Stonecrop,

Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Thin-leaved Coneflower,

and Cup Plant

all live in this flower garden plot

that I cleaned out today.

Hepatica - Sit Spot #801 - April 8, 2021

1st Hepatica of the Season for me

April 8, 2021 10:00 a.m.

Sit 801  : Brush Pile W : Sunny 

+11° (+10°) NE 11-17 kph 71% humidity 

Flicker,

Field Sparrow,

(Traffic noises),

Woodpecker drumming,

Cardinal,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jays,

(Prop Plane),

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Turkey Vultures circling,

Chickadees,

Extras:

6:20 a.m. - 

Cardinals singing,

Spring Peepers calling,

Robins chirping, 

Wild Turkeys calling,

Along the trails -

Rooster,

Robins,

Goldfinches,

Crows,

Cardinals,

Starlings,

Song Sparrows,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Field Sparrow,

Small brown/Beige Moths

Flicker,

Killdeer,

1st Tree Swallow of season,

Flowers seen blooming -

Hairy Bittercress,

Bloodroots,

Daffodils,

Red Seeded Dandelion,

Purple Dead Nettle,

1st Sharp-lobed Hepatica in woodlot next door,

American Hazel Shrub,

Silver Maple Tree,

Periwinkle,

Scilla,

Snowdrops,

Spring Beauties,

Pussy Willows,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

White-breasted Nuthatches,

American Robins,

Song Sparrow,

Chipmunk,

Grey Squirrels,

Ladybug in house.

Photo Site #3 -  West Meadow Viewpoint

Raspberry - Sit Spot #800 - April 7, 2021

Black Raspberry leaves are opening.

April 7,2021 5:45 p.m.

Sit 800  :  Brush Pile W  : Sunny 

+16° (+15°) NE 15-23 kph  29% humidity 

Flicker,

Robin,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

(Motorcycle in distance),

(Traffic noises),

(Jet - KLM flight 268...),

Crows in distance,

Woodpecker drumming,

Cardinal,

Killdeer,

My usual box washing @ 

   Plan B Organic Farm in a.m.

Food order & pick up in early p.m.

Extras:

Along the trails @ 5:00 p.m. -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Flicker,

Robins,

Mosquito larvae in water,

Spring Peepers calling,

Crows,

Black Raspberry leaves opening,

Song Sparrow skulking in bushes,

Chickadees "fee bee" calls,

Many small brown/Beige Moths 

   seen every day but not recorded,

Autumn Olive leaves opening,

Flowers seen blooming -

Pussy Willow starting to bloom,

Purple Dead Nettle blooming,

Bloodroots starting to bloom,

Winter Aconite,

Hairy Bittercress,

Daffodils,

American Hazel Shrub,

Silver Maple Tree,

Periwinkle,

Scilla,

Snowdrops,

Spring Beauties,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Grackles,

Juncos,

White-breasted Nuthatches,

American Robins,

Downy Woodpecker,

Black Squirrels,

Red Squirrel,

Ladybugs in kitchen,

Boxelder bug,

Unidentified insect in bathroom.

Unidentified Insect

Photo Site #1 - East Pond

(Dry all winter; iced over last week;

now with mosquito larvae.)

Field Sparrow - Sit Spot #799 - April 6, 2021

One of the Field Sparrows that sang

for me this morning.

Pussy Willow

April 6, 2021 10:00 a.m 

Sit 799  : Brush Pile W : Mostly cloudy 

+7° (+5°) E 9-14 kph 81% humidity 

Crows in distance,

Cardinals,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Robins,

Blue Jays,

Mourning Doves,

(Train),

(Traffic noises),

Flicker,

Song Sparrow,

(Air Canada Jazz flight 20...),

1st Field Sparrow,

Extras:

7:00 a.m. - 

Cardinals singing,

Mourning Doves cooing,

Chickadees “fee bee” calls,

Along the trails -

Crows,

Chickadees,

Cardinals,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Donkey,

Rooster ,

Mourning Doves,

Blue Jays,

Robins,

Killdeer,

Rabbit,

Flicker,

Mallards,

Bluebirds,

Several Field Sparrows,

Fleur-Ange saw female Red-winged Blackbirds along the road,

Spring Peepers calling in evening,

Flowers seen blooming -

Pussy Willow starting to bloom,

Purple Dead Nettle blooming,

Bloodroots starting to bloom,

Winter Aconite,

Hairy Bittercress,

Daffodils,

American Hazel Shrub,

Silver Maple Tree,

Periwinkle,

Scilla,

Snowdrops,

Spring Beauties,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Juncos,

White-breasted Nuthatches,

American Robins,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrels,

Ladybugs in kitchen.

Cleaned up Tall Coneflower Garden

   and surrounding area by parking spot.

Took out many grape vines from

    start of the labyrinth.

Photo Site #5 - Front "Forest" Trail